While it isn’t always easy (or even financially possible) to change our dĂ©cor as interior styles come and go, it’s nice to know the trends. The top color picks of the season can be incorporated into your home theater as a few accent pieces, as a total revamp, or as your foundation if you are just starting out. Whatever your situation, we’ve got you covered: here are the three top color trends of 2009, as defined by the Pantone Color Institute and the Color Marketing Group, two of the design industry’s color experts. Read the rest »
Decorating Colors for 2009
May 21st, 2009 By: LaurenSpotlight on HD Envy: Gentleman’s Gadgets HD Envy Review
May 19th, 2009 By: LaurenGentleman’s Gadgets recently reviewed the LCD TV frames from HD Envy and found them to be perfectly in line with their philosophy of discovering and sharing items to improve the lifestyle of America’s gentleman. The sophistication that a LCD TV frame brings to any home theater is clearly something that Gentleman’s Gadgets has embraced, and by contrasting this with the stale plastic LCD TV frame that come standard with most HDTVs, HD Envy comes out on top.
They point out that the beautiful and functional LCD TV frames from HD Envy not only frame your movies and other entertainment media, but look stunning even when the LCD TV is off. In particular, Gentleman’s Gadgets highlights the Invidia line and praises its sturdy construction, easy installation and protective features.
All in one remotes – What you need to know
May 18th, 2009 By: SeanHaving a fully-equipped home theater is a wonderful thing. You’ve got the Blu-Ray player for movies, a couple of game systems, a premium CD player and a cable box all neatly hooked up to your mounted flat panel TV with surrounding TV wall frame. You’re ready to sink back into your favorite reclining chair and enjoy the high-definition sights and sounds… but you can’t seem to find the remote to turn on the Blu-Ray player. It must’ve fallen back behind the TV. After searching for it you come across three complex-looking remotes, but you can’t remember if they are for your TV, CD player and Blu-Ray player or if they are from the previous set up you had in the room before the upgrade. Despite repeated attempts to click on at least one device, the remotes prove unassailable – one is working for the TV, but the others appear to have dead connections. A nice, relaxing evening is then spent on figuring out what the remotes are actually for, and how to turn on your Blu-Ray player without its matching remote. Read the rest »
